22 February 2022 CMC and SMMC visit 11th MEU while deployed Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, visited the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled port visit in Pearl Harbor, HI, Feb. 19. While aboard...
18 February 2022 Jungle Warfare Exercise 22: 7,500 Marines, Carrier Strike Group rehearse rapid deployment, joint operations during large-scale training exercise More than 7,500 U.S. Marines across III Marine Expeditionary Force teamed up with the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group during Jungle Warfare Exercise 22 in the vicinity of Okinawa, Feb. 13th to 18th. The exercise provided an opportunity to rehearse rapid deployments and joint warfighting...
17 February 2022 Large-Scale International Exercise in Middle East, Africa Concludes MANAMA, Bahrain -- Maritime partners from 60 nations and international organizations concluded the Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise Feb. 17 at a ceremony in Manama, Bahrain...
15 February 2022 Making Hydrogen Fuel Anywhere: ONR Tests Prototype to Power Marines in Expeditionary Environments ARLINGTON, Va. - ONR Global TechSolutions program is sponsoring efforts to convert aluminum into hydrogen fuel, which could potentially serve as a portable, readily available power source...
15 February 2022 USS Anchorage, 1st Marine Division Exercise Waterborne Capabilities of ACVs PACIFIC OCEAN – U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (3D AABN), 1st Marine Division (1stMarDiv) participated in a waterborne training evolution with Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb...
10 February 2022 NIWC Atlantic Rapidly Develops New Air Defense System for Marines CHARLESTON, S.C. - Engineers at NIWC Atlantic’s Expeditionary Warfare Department took just nine months to build out the model of a critical air defense capability named MADIS. The powerful on-the-move weapons system was designed to make Marines more dominant on the battlefield...
03 February 2022 NAVCENT Hosts Defense Leaders from Bahrain, Israel NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) hosted defense leaders from Bahrain and Israel, Feb. 3, for discussions on regional maritime security cooperation...
18 January 2022 Tripoli Recovers F-35Bs for the First Time, Certifies for Fixed-Wing Operations PACIFIC OCEAN – An F-35B Lighting II from Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 touched down on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Jan. 11, marking the first time the ship has landed the new fifth generation fighter...
05 January 2022 First USMC F-35C Squadron Deploys MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) has marked a key milestone for Marine Corps history as they departed San Diego Bay with Carrier Air Wing Nine aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as the first Marine squadron to...
15 December 2021 USS Ralph Johnson Participates in Resolute Dragon HACHINOHE, Japan - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), is underway supporting U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) as part of Resolute Dragon, Dec. 15...